Black Iron’s Glory

Chapter 619: General Siegfried's land reclamation plan

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The Grand Duke of the Sunset River, Duke Niertu Ze. Sir Hicks, made a big mistake. He regarded himself as equal to Claude, so he sent a special envoy to deliver a letter to Claude, and expressed doubts in the letter. Claude's proposal, hoping that Claude can make a guarantee for his own safety. In Grand Duke Sunset River's view, his request was reasonable and reasonable. But to Claude, the Grand Duke of Sunset River is a stupid guy who doesn't know how to appreciate others...

This is actually as absurd as a low-level civil servant in reality expressing doubts about the decision-making made by his superior leader and asking the leader to ensure that his personal interests will not be harmed in the implementation of this decision-making process. Of course, if there is such a stupid person, he will usually not survive more than two episodes on TV, and in reality he will soon be ostracized and expelled.

But now that Colonel Bok'ar has come to contact the Grand Duke of Sunset River, everything has become smoother. Colonel Bockard could say what Claude could not say, and Colonel Bockard could do what Claude could not do. For example, Colonel Bockar could reveal to the Grand Duke of Luojihe without any scruples Claude's strategic layout for the Kingdom of Hicks after the withdrawal of the Dominion Military Region, and thereby obtained many bribes and benefits from the Grand Duke of Luojihe... . ..

After Claude let it go, a month later, Colonel Boquear reported that everything was settled, and the Grand Duke of Sunset River was willing to implement it according to the arrangements of the Military Intelligence Department. It's just that Colonel Boker needs to take a risk and go to the Grand Duke of Sunset River to be a guest for a period of time and act with him until the Grand Duke of Sunset River takes over the royal capital of Saint Hyprian City.

The plan of the Ministry of Military Intelligence is for Grand Duke Sunset River to reorganize his troops and select the elite troops of a legion. In the name of a sneak attack on the royal city of Saint Cyprian, he will set off before the Storm Legion sweeps the six western counties and enter the central part of the country that has been swept away. Local counties. Then they met a Hicks Homecoming Division regiment, forming a battlefield confrontation. This stalemate lasted for two to three months until the autonomous military region evacuated. The Grand Duke of Sunset River followed with his army and recovered the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing.

The advantage of this plan is that the Grand Duke of Sunset River can hide his subordinates and allies. No one knows that he secretly colludes with the Dominion Military Region. Instead, he is dressed up as a hero who regains the Kingdom of Hicks. Even if he did not have any armed conflict with the Dominion Military Region, people can still imagine the glorious deeds of him leading his troops to fight hard, finally driving away the invaders, and regaining the city of Saint Cyprian in Wangjing...

Another biggest advantage is that the Grand Duke of the Sunset River can use this plan to deal with his allies. After Colonel Boker contacted the Grand Duke of the Sunset River, he soon discovered that the 200,000 people under the Grand Duke of the Sunset River formed a very powerful force. complex. There were other local officials who came with garrison troops to join in the fun, and there were also territorial nobles who came with private armed forces to form an alliance. In short, there were countless hilltop groups of different sizes. Grand Duke Sunset River was only pushed to become the leader of the alliance by these military leaders, large and small. Just a throne.

However, the Grand Duke of Sunset River was not a vegetarian. He also had a division of trusted personnel under his command, which was also the main reason why he overpowered those allies. It's just that after he entered the six counties in the west, he found that his situation was not very good. These allies were quarreling over territory and supplies every day, giving him a splitting headache. So Claude's letter became his life-saving straw, but he made a mistake and regarded Claude as an enemy commander with the same status as himself. As a result, his butler hit a snag and met Claude. De was sent out immediately.

Fortunately, Colonel Bock'al then found his special envoy butler, and the two parties re-established contact. After learning about the situation from Colonel Bock'al, Grand Duke Sunset River realized that he had misjudged the situation. He corrected his mistakes and quickly gave Colonel Bokhar a large amount of gold and silver property, and then conspired with the Military Intelligence Department to set up this plan.

Next, the Grand Duke of Sunset River showed his high integrity in front of his allies. He did not want an inch of the territory of the six western counties, but fairly distributed the land of the six western counties to his allies, large and small. His only request is that his allies agree to allow him to select some elite troops from their ranks to form a legion with stronger combat effectiveness, and follow him to the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing to face the invading enemies...

To the allies of the Grand Duke of the Sunset River, the Grand Duke of the Sunset River is simply a born saint. He does not care about the territory and is dedicated to fighting the invading enemies and regaining the Kingdom of Hicks. Although they will lose some elite troops, with Grand Duke Sunset River at the forefront, the safety of the six western counties can be guaranteed. So they agreed to Grand Duke Sunset River's request and took the initiative to provide food and grass for the expedition. Little did they know that Grand Duke Sunset River had actually sold them at a good price.

When the Grand Duke of Sunset River led his legion on an expedition, Colonel Bok'ar led a group of troops disguised as a small caravan and came to join them with the Grand Duke of Sunset River's order. In fact, Colonel Bock'al and the others are going to be hostages, but the public opinion is that they are a secret reconnaissance team sent by the Grand Duke of Lueyihe. Now they are back to report the situation in various places to the Grand Duke of Lueyihe...

With Colonel Boker leading the regiment of Grand Duke Sunset River, the road would naturally be smooth. The subordinates of Grand Duke Sunset River also knew that they were enemies who were going to attack the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing, so this journey could be considered a secret. However, when they arrived at Lupusis County, which was the closest to the Wangjing area, they suddenly found that there was an enemy camp blocking the way in front, and a large number of enemy light cavalry on the left were searching. The situation was very urgent.

In desperation, in order to avoid the enemy discovering the whereabouts of the legion, Grand Duke Sunset River could only lead the army to the mountainous area on the right and found a very secluded valley for the legion to station on the spot. Then the Grand Duke of Sunset River sent spies out to investigate, and naturally the information brought by Colonel Bockal was also sent out. It's just that few of the spies sent out came back, but Colonel Bock'ar's men came back with injuries and gave the generals in the legion a definite piece of information.

It was said that the invading Storm Legion began to attack the six western counties after the Grand Duke of Sunset River went out. The territorial nobles and local officials who fell into the hands of the enemy quickly betrayed the whereabouts of Grand Duke of Sunset River and his legion. . Therefore, the enemy immediately stepped up their search for the Grand Duke's Legion of Sunset River, hoping to eliminate this legion that could pose a threat to them. Many of the spies dispatched fell into the hands of the enemy's reconnaissance cavalry. Maybe the enemy will soon come to sweep the mountains...

After hearing the spies' reports, some of the generals in the big tent cursed the captured territorial nobles and local officials for not having national justice and betraying the whereabouts of their legion. Some panicked and suggested that the legion should be moved immediately. On the other hand, Grand Duke Sunset River remained calm in the face of danger, thinking that since it was at this point, it would be better to fight to the death. This is a mountainous area, and the terrain is good for defense. If we move to plain terrain, it will be worse, and we will be overwhelmed by the enemy's light cavalry regiment.

Therefore, the Grand Duke of Sunset River ordered to purchase defense lines on the spot, set up forts, and fight to the death with the enemy. After seven or eight days, the enemy came, with about a division's strength. However, after the enemy discovered that Grand Duke Rui Rihe had set up a defensive front, he did not launch an attack. Instead, he retreated a few miles. He also chose a dangerous location and began to arrange defensive camps and positions.

Seeing this, the generals under the Grand Duke of the Sunset River suggested taking the initiative to attack. The Grand Duke of the Sunset River followed suit and sent some troops to attack, but they were quickly repelled by the enemy's ferocious firepower. Three of the four generals who went on the expedition, who were not in tune with the Grand Duke of Sunset River, were killed and one was injured, and most of their men escaped and fled back. This sap blow made the generals under the Grand Duke of Sunset River wake up, and no one suggested that Princess Sunset River launch an attack. So the two sides began to enter into a confrontation, occasionally sending small groups of troops to harass the enemy's camp...

Claude was very busy. The ocean-going transport fleet of the Overseas Dominion Military Region once again returned to the Patkara Port that had been leased by the Dominion Military Region. This was already mid-December of the 605th year of the Holy Light Calendar. At present, more than 870,000 Hicks military dependents have gone to overseas autonomous territories to become new immigrants, but there are still more than one million military dependents working on the expansion and renovation of Patkara Port, and there are still 40 to 500 in Wangjing St. Hyprian City. All troops are recuperating.

After the six western counties were conquered by the Storm Legion, Claude estimated that he would be able to take in nearly one million military dependents. The ten western counties had the largest number of rebel territorial nobles, so after the rebellion was put down, the Kingdom of Hicks recruited a large number of military personnel from the western region. Qing Zhuang formed an expeditionary force and sent it to the mainland of Nubisia to fight the colonial war. As a result, he was beaten by the Dominion Military Region.

According to the procedure, after the remaining six local counties in the west are captured by the Storm Legion, all local officers and soldiers of the Hicks Returning Division can return to their hometowns to find their families and relatives. Then they were taken to the city of Saint Hyprian in Wangjing to stay for a month, where they would eat and drink for free and receive medical treatment to take good care of themselves for the nearly one-month sea journey in the future. Wait until your health is almost healed before heading to Patkara Port. While working to earn a little money, it also counts as exercise, while waiting for the arrival of the transport fleet to take them to the overseas autonomous territories to start a new happy life...

If all goes well, the Hicks strategy plan will be completed in three months, by which time Claude can return to the overseas dominions. All materials and personnel in the Royal City of St. Hyprian will be transferred to the Port of Patkara. There will no longer be a single soldier from the Dominion Military District in the Kingdom of Hicks. How the situation in the Kingdom of Hicks develops next will not matter. What happened to Lord

"Your Excellency, Marshal, we have built three large bastions at the entrance of this mountain pass, which are expected to be completed in half a year. With these three large bastions, the security of the Manoli Plain can be guaranteed. According to the calculations of the sand table exercise of the General Staff , a bastion only requires one battalion to defend. In other words, if a field regiment defends this mountain pass, with the defense bonus of these three bastions, even if the enemy is a legion to attack, it will not be able to do anything to our defense. Of course, it is impossible for a legion to attack. After all, there is only room for one division at the mountain pass... "

General Siegfried, the head of the Logistics Department, proudly introduced to Claude: "With these three bastions, the Port of Patkara will have peace of mind. Of course, we have also built defense facilities and military camps in the Port of Patkara. The base also has three bastions to guard it. According to the Patkara Port expansion plan, our General Port pier, military camp base and mountain pass bastion form a defensive triangle. Each place only needs one regiment of troops to guard it. The garrison of one division at Patkara Port is enough to defend the city."

Claude nodded. This arrangement of garrison troops and garrison weapons was made by him personally, so it was naturally clear to him. King Avitele I of the Kingdom of Breault also hoped that a legion of the Thunder Legion or the Storm Legion would be stationed at the Port of Patkara to prevent future counterattacks from the unified Kingdom of Hicks. Claude didn't care about this threat, he just felt that it was a waste of force to have a legion stationed here. In fact, one division can be stationed enough to last until reinforcements arrive from the Beibu Gulf...

"How are the working military immigrants arranged?" Claude asked.

General Siegfried replied: "We divide them into several batches, mainly based on the order in which they get on the ship. For example, now that the transport fleet has arrived, the military dependents with numbers starting with three registered on the sign will be the next to get on the ship. Heading to overseas dominions. They will settle their wages in the next few days and buy some supplies to take with them on board. In fact, we have told them long ago that there is no need to buy anything here. Everything is available in the dominions. It is also cheaper than here, so most families only buy some food and drinks to get on the boat.

After this batch of military immigrants who start with three characters leave, the identity cards of the military immigrants who work here will start with four characters. When the new military immigrants from Wang Jing arrive, the signs we give them will start with six characters and seven characters. Although it is a short-time job, these immigrant families are very satisfied with working on construction sites for three to four months or half a year, with free food and wages. Many military immigrants also want to change their status and work here for a few more months, but I told them They thought that the land allocated to them would be better if they went to self-governance, so they were tricked into boarding the ship. "

Claude laughed loudly: "It's hard for you, General Siegfried. In more than two months, we will move here from Wangjing Saint Hyprian City, and there will be more than one million to two million by then. The military immigrants need to be resettled. In addition, the construction of the storage area must also be accelerated. Wang Jing has a lot of reserve materials, and moving them all here requires a large space and warehouse. Especially the warehouses where grain and grass are housed must be prepared for fire prevention. At the same time, We need to be more vigilant..."

"I understand." General Siegfried replied: "The St. Peter's Hill over there, which is close to the dock area, has been planned to become our grass base. There are seven large caves there as grain warehouses, and all the reserves are It is fine flour. If those seven caves are filled with flour, it will be enough to feed two million people for a year and a half. Coupled with the three grain and grass storage warehouse areas at the foot of the mountain and the mountainside, I don’t think we need to worry about it in two years Food consumption.

After the subsequent military immigrants arrive, I plan to open up the wasteland outside Patkara Port to the Brafiris Mountains in the distance, half of which will be used for planting and the other half for grazing. Although we are not short of food at present, we are short of fresh vegetables and fresh meat. Even though people have been sent to the Kingdom of Breault for procurement, most of the aboriginal people in Patkara Port go out to sea to fish, but it is still not enough for our daily consumption.

Since most of our manpower is now used for urban expansion, we cannot plan the production of these daily consumption materials and can only arrange them later. If the wasteland outside the city can be developed, then there will be no problem in maintaining a seaport city where half a million people live in the future. Anyway, it will take us at least a year to transport these military immigrants to overseas autonomous territories. From a time perspective, it is more than enough... "

Claude looked up at the looming Brafiris Mountains in the distance and asked, "Does this wasteland also fall within the scope of the Patkara Port City that we rented?"

General Siegfried nodded: "This is actually not the scope of the Manori Plain. When Avitley I divided the boundaries, he divided them based on the soil quality. The soil of the Manori Plain is dark and shiny, which is ideal for planting. The soil of this wasteland is earthy red, mostly composed of gravel and gravel, which requires a lot of manpower to clean up.

But what we have now is manpower. The gravel and gravel on the surface of the wasteland are actually the best paving materials. Once these gravel and gravel are cleared, we can build water conservancy irrigation facilities, dig river ditches, and combine river mud and rotted soil with this Once the red soil of the wasteland is mixed, it is not as good as the black soil of the Manoli Plain, but it is enough for growing pasture and beans, as well as vegetables and fruits.

The first two or three years will be more troublesome and the harvest will be smaller, but when the land in this wasteland matures and accumulates more fertilizer, we believe that this wasteland will also become the granary and treasure house of Patkara Port and will bring us Countless harvests and joy..."

Claude smiled: "General Siegfried, you seem to be very knowledgeable about farming..."

General Siegfried was a little embarrassed: "When I was a child, my father took our family to open up wasteland. It took more than ten years to open up more than ten acres of land on the wasteland that was worse than this. Only then did he have the money to send me to a military academy. I will never forget the memory of me carrying a rattan basket and picking up stones in the fields when I was a child... "

Claude patted him on the shoulder: "You have a good father. Just do as you say. What we don't lack most now is manpower. Even after these military immigrants are sent away, we still have those prisoners. I We will keep those prisoners here and let them farm and serve here..."